Sapping
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title:
Sapping
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Sapping is a term used in siege operations to describe the digging of a covered trench to approach a besieged place without danger from the enemy's fire. The purpose of the sap is usually to advance a besieging army's position towards an attacked fortification. It is excavated by specialised military units, whose members are often called sappers. By using the sap, the besiegers could move closer to the walls of a fortress, without exposing the sappers to direct fire from the defending force. To
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description:
Type of siege operation in warfare
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapping
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2023-11-29T00:50:57Z
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